Saraki, CPC urge probe of Kwara burglary

Former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki and the state chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) have called for a probe of the burglary at the Ministry of Finance.

The former governor said it is callous to link him to the incident.

Saraki, who is the senator representing Kwara Central, was reacting to the incident in a statement by his media aide, Akintoba Fatigun.

He described the incident “as a serious crime against the state and the people of Kwara”.

The statement said: “The incident is a dastardly act that must be condemned in its entirety…”

The senator representing Kwara Central at the National Assembly condemned the burglary.

The statement added: “It is more worrisome that a group of people with vested interest, yet undefined, can attach such act to Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

“This attempt is mischievous, callous, and inhuman. We see the comment trying to link this unfortunate situation to Saraki as an attempt to derail the public from seeking the truth to get to the bottom of the matter.”

The CP Chairman, Alhaji Buhari Suleiman, demanded an investigation into the matter to “determine the level of damage done, the amount of money and documents carted away, the culpability of any present and former public servants of the state.”

He added: “The CPC also demands a public apology on behalf of the good people of Kwara State from the government for keeping the public, without whose legitimacy the government could not be operating in the first instance, in the dark about an incident…”